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Hardcover. Voices in Dialogue, a collection of essays which outline key issues in the cultural history of medieval women. Some provide evidence that women in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages achieved an accomplished form of literacy and became actively involved in literary networks. Others discuss women's ministry and spiritual leadership. Editor(s): Olson, Linda; Kerby-Fulton, Kathryn. Num Pages: 608 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; CFC; HBTB; HRCX4; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1016.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268037178
- ISBN
- 9780268037178
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.29
€ 52.29
Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 393.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312295417
- ISBN
- 9780312295417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.00
€ 69.00
Paperback. A collection of stories by refugees in the former Calais camp which describe their lives in the camp and their thoughts on the future. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745399683
- ISBN
- 9780745399683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.85
€ 26.99
€ 18.85
Paperback. The real inside story of the workhouse in the words of those who experienced the institution at first hand. A wide variety of sources - letters, poems, graffiti, autobiography, official testimonies and oral history - is used to create a vivid portrait of what really went on behind the doors of the workhouse. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFA; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752467498
- ISBN
- 9780752467498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.58
€ 19.99
€ 18.58
Hardcover. From its humble "straw mat" origins to its paradoxical status as a national treasure, "p'ansori" has survived centuries of change and remains the primary source of Korean narrative and poetic consciousness. Chan Park celebrates "p'ansori" as a living tradition, adapting to an ever-shifting context. Series: Hawaii Studies on Korea. Num Pages: 392 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 2GK; AVGE; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824825119
- ISBN
- 9780824825119
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.66
€ 75.66
Paperback. A mosaic of photographs, words and songs which tells the turbulent story of the Appalachian South in the 20th century. Focusing on the abuses of the coal industry and the grassroots struggle against mine owners that began in the 1960s, the authors have gathered quotations from a variety of sources. Editor(s): Carawan, Guy; Carawan, Candie. Series: Brown Thrasher Books. Num Pages: 256 pages, 151 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 266 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820318820
- ISBN
- 9780820318820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.39
€ 41.39
Hardback. A valuable tool to help librarians, teachers, health care professionals and parents identify special books that deal with a wide range of contemporary health and self-image topics, including physical handicaps, speech disorder, skin colour, and basic issues of popularity and "fitting in". Num Pages: 176 pages, indexes. BIC Classification: DSR; GBCR; JFF; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 459.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313317989
- ISBN
- 9780313317989
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.23€ 53.47
€ 58.23
€ 53.47
Paperback. Looks behind the generalities of debates about globalization to explore the personal impact of global forces on the Peruvian poor. This ethnography offers insight into how the people have coped with extreme poverty and rapid population growth - and their creation of lives and customs in the process. Num Pages: 280 pages, 42 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 182 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292713000
- ISBN
- 9780292713000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Paperback. Wave after wave of political and economic refugees poured out of Vietnam beginning in the late 1970s, overwhelming the resources available to receive them. This title presents the voices and experiences of Vietnamese refugee children neglected and abused by the system intended to help them. Series: Donald R. Ellegood International Publications. Num Pages: 288 pages, 27 illus. BIC Classification: 1FMV; JFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295983592
- ISBN
- 9780295983592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.67
€ 36.67
paperback. Documenting the changes occurring since the 1984 study, this edition provides a collection of life histories from the women of Mutira. Two new introductory chapters frame the life histories within the context both of significant macro-level transitions in Kenya and current thinking on gender. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 3JJ; BG; JFSF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 216 x 32. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Lynne Rienner Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781555876029
- ISBN
- 9781555876029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.84
€ 31.84
Paperback. In this volume, 15 Iranian women talk intimately about all aspects of their lives, from domestic concerns to professional issues. The women - the eldest of whom is in her 50s, the youngest, 38 - explore their relationships, reflect on courtship and marriage, and address childcare and employment. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 200 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629818
- ISBN
- 9780815629818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.92
€ 27.92
Hardcover. In this volume, 15 Iranian women talk intimately about all aspects of their lives, from domestic concerns to professional issues. The women - the eldest of whom is in her 50s, the youngest, 38 - explore their relationships, reflect on courtship and marriage, and address childcare and employment. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 200 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629627
- ISBN
- 9780815629627
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.00
€ 56.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 32 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJC; JFSJ1; JPVH1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 201 x 11. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750960939
- ISBN
- 9780750960939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.47
€ 13.99
€ 13.47
Hardback. In other words, she gives a voice to silence. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 234 x 25. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421412559
- ISBN
- 9781421412559
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.29
€ 71.29
Hardback. Stigmatized throughout Japanese history as outcastes, the burakumin are contemporary Japan s largest minority. In this study of youths from two different communities, Christopher Bondy explores how individuals navigate their social world, demonstrating the ways in which people make conscious decisions about disclosing a stigmatized identity." Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JFSC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088405
- ISBN
- 9780674088405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.10
€ 45.99
€ 38.10
Paperback. Explores the entire landscape of Black radio from the early days - when the white public accepted the black-face buffoonery of "The Amos and Andy Show" and "Beulah" as a fair depiction of African-American life - to the rise of personality jocks and the contemporary scene of corporate buyouts and uncertain fate. Num Pages: 334 pages, 25ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFD; JFF; JFSL1; JFSL3; JPVH; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566396677
- ISBN
- 9781566396677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.00
€ 36.99
€ 35.00
Paperback. Editor(s): Ewen, Alexander. Num Pages: 174 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JHM; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 11. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Clear Light Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 174
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780940666313
- ISBN
- 9780940666313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.17
€ 18.99
€ 14.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 202 x 12. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486805634
- ISBN
- 9780486805634
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.56
€ 6.56
Paperback. * Vogue covers throughout the magazine's history - the epitome of elegance and sophisticated glamour Num Pages: 240 pages, Integrated: 200. BIC Classification: AJC; AKL; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 169 x 2. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408702130
- ISBN
- 9781408702130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.31
€ 26.99
€ 20.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJH; HRKT; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
- Edition
- Original
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892811342
- ISBN
- 9780892811342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.89
€ 25.99
€ 20.89
Paperback. Examines art music by Haitian and African American composers who were inspired by Haiti's history as a nation created by slave revolt. This title also highlights the contributions of many Haitian and African American composers who wrote music that brought rhythms and melodies of the Vodou ceremony to local and international audiences. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 280 pages, 5 halftones, 28 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1KJH; AVGW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 181 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Enlarged edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226468655
- ISBN
- 9780226468655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.52
€ 40.99
€ 31.52
Paperback. An introduction to Vodou practices and beliefs, with a focus on Haiti. Editor(s): Michel, C.; Bellegarde-Smith, Patrick. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRAX; JFC; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349533053
- ISBN
- 9781349533053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 153.78
€ 153.78
Hardback. Russian thinker, pedagogue, musicologist, amateur scientist, and public servant Odoevsky (1804-69) was mentioned in the same breath as Pushkin and Gogol during his day, and is now enjoying (we presume) a revival as a writer of Romantic and Gothic fiction. Cornwell (Russian and comparative literature Series: Studies in Slavic Literature, Culture & Society. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571819079
- ISBN
- 9781571819079
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.34
€ 154.34
Hardback. Addresses the concept of Jewish peoplehood since the initial attempts of early 20th century Jewish intellectuals Mordechai Kaplan and Salo Baron. This work offers both intellectual and practical frameworks for grappling with the policy outcomes of different understandings of the peoplehood concept. Editor(s): Yoreh, Tzemah; Glazer, Aubrey; Lewis, Justin Jaron. Series: Judaism and Jewish Life. Num Pages: 720 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJT; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 169 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1146.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843413
- ISBN
- 9781934843413
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.16
€ 174.16